SpaceX is wrapping up October with a Falcon 9 flight from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, according to Spaceflight Now. The mission, Starlink 15-18, is set to lift off from pad 4E on the evening of October 30.
The planned liftoff time is 9:04 p.m. PDT, which equals 12:04 a.m. EDT or 0404 UTC on October 31.
The rocket will carry 27 Starlink V2 Mini Optimized satellites, adding to SpaceX's already vast broadband megaconstellation in low Earth orbit.
The flight is also a milestone: Spaceflight Now describes it as the 700th Falcon 9 launch to date, underlining how routine the rocket's cadence has become.
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